He was sad too that a sizeable portion of voters he'd spoken with seemed unsure of what their vote would actually mean.

"It's certainly been interesting hearing how people are voting," he said.

"I heard a lady talking, saying 'Pauline Hanson's the one for me'. Well, Pauline Hanson's not even running in the election.

"She's not even running for a state seat, because she can't, she's a senator ... you just wonder what makes people make the vote they do."

Acknowledging the growing discontent for the major parties, Mr Pearce said he believed Labor and the LNP needed to do a better job engaging voters and "asking them how they want to be informed, what they think".

"It's a bad thing for the nation, for the country. It's not good to have these voters confused," he said.

The Daily Mercury caught up with Mr Pearce at the Walkerston State School polling booth in the Mirani electorate.

A steady stream of voters were still making their way through the gates of the school as midday approached.